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Experiential Designer
About Us:
RSM is a 30-year-old Charlotte-based experiential marketing agency specializing in retail events, shopper marketing, consumer promotions, and live brand experiences. We strive to create and develop campaigns that connect consumers and brands through meaningful experiences and flawless execution.
About the Role:
RSM is seeking out talented Experiential Designers with exceptional 3D visualization and rendering skills to transform ideas into immersive branded experiences. This role calls for those with strong design instincts, spatial thinking, and meticulous attention to detail to create compelling visualizations that capture the atmosphere, consumer engagement, functionality, and buildability across retail and branded environments.
This role goes beyond simply creating renders. The right candidate understands how to visually sell ideas, shape perception, and help transform concepts into immersive, presentation-ready experiences that inspire clients and strengthen new business through storytelling.
Responsibilities:
- Develop high-quality 3D renderings and visualizations for experiential activations, events, retail environments, and branded spaces
- Translate creative concepts into immersive visual storytelling that clearly communicates vision, scale, consumer engagement, and experience
- Collaborate closely with creative, strategy, and account teams throughout concept development, pitch creation, and client presentations
- Shape environmental design elements including layouts, materials, lighting, signage, and experiential details within renderings
- Create presentation-ready visuals, including hero renderings, environmental perspectives, and detailed moments that elevate storytelling and sell ideas
- Balance creative exploration with practical considerations, ensuring concepts remain feasible, functional, and buildable
- Contribute fresh design thinking, industry trends, and visual inspiration across experiential and environmental design projects
- Maintain a high standard of creative excellence and visual consistency across all deliverables
Qualifications:
- Strong portfolio showcasing experiential, environmental, retail, or branded environment design work. Agency experience preferred
- Advanced 3D visualization and rendering skills, with a strong understanding of lighting, composition, materials, texture, and realism
- Proficiency in relevant 3D visualization software and Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience creating compelling pitch materials, presentation visuals, and client-facing design assets
- Strong understanding of spatial design, environmental graphics, branded environments, and experiential marketing
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative agency environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong design instincts with the ability to elevate concepts beyond standard execution through thoughtful visual storytelling
- Experience utilizing modern rendering workflows, AI-enhanced creative tools, and emerging visualization technologies
- Demonstrated ability to create immersive, strategically grounded renderings that strengthen storytelling, inspire clients, and bring experiences to life before they are built